Officials with the Pottawattamie County Dept. of Public Health, this (Wednesday) afternoon, said four new positive cases for COVID-19 have been reported in the county. The total number of cases now stands at 18, with 11 people having recovered from the virus.

The four new cases involve three men and one woman between the ages of 41-and 80. All four individuals reside in Council Bluffs, and all four have pre-existing conditions. None of the new cases had contact with an existing COVID-19 case. Testing occurred between April 12th and 14th. Two of the patients are hospitalized, two are self-isolating at home.

Pott. County Public Health is conducting a contact trace investigation, and is in touch with the Iowa Dept. of Public Health.